High Income Counties- The nations with the highest overall standards of living.
America has a high standard of living and this is shown in the movie with Jessica and April’s big houses and their expensive cars.
Relative Poverty-the lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more.
Clive in the movie experiences relative poverty because in relation to most of the United States, he has less.
Multinational Coorporation- A large business that operates in many countries.
In the movie, Jessica drives a Volkswagen. Volkswagon started in Germany but is now a multinational corporation.
Global Stratification- patterns of social inequality in the world as a whole
Keecia's parents are from Africa and Korea. If she were to have lived in those countries her life would have been a lot different because the global stratification in the world separates the quality of life in different countries.
The American society is considered to be a lot more modern than many other nations. Jessica having a car which is paid for by her parents shows how modern we are because in some nations many of the adults are too poor to afford a car.
Absolute Poverty- Poverty that is life threatening in some manner.
Keecia is of North Korean decent, North Korea is a country that has absolute poverty because they do not have enough food to feed their population.
Low-Income-Country- Nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor.
Keecia is of North Korean decent, North Korea is an undeveloped country and the majority of the population would be characterized as poor.
Chattel Slavery- Slavery in which one person owns another.
In the flash back to the ancient Egyptian civilization the princess has many slaves and switches roles with one of them.
- America has a high standard of living and this is shown in the movie with Jessica and April’s big houses and their expensive cars.
Relative Poverty-the lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more.Multinational Coorporation- A large business that operates in many countries.
- In the movie, Jessica drives a Volkswagen. Volkswagon started in Germany but is now a multinational corporation.
Global Stratification- patterns of social inequality in the world as a whole- The American society is considered to be a lot more modern than many other nations. Jessica having a car which is paid for by her parents shows how modern we are because in some nations many of the adults are too poor to afford a car.
Absolute Poverty- Poverty that is life threatening in some manner.- Keecia is of North Korean decent, North Korea is a country that has absolute poverty because they do not have enough food to feed their population.
Low-Income-Country- Nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor.- Keecia is of North Korean decent, North Korea is an undeveloped country and the majority of the population would be characterized as poor.
Chattel Slavery- Slavery in which one person owns another.